Ex-football star arrested for raping 15-year-old girl

Former Zimbabwean striker, Njabulo Ncube, has been taken into custody for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl severally at his house in Bulawayo.

Zim News reports that Njabulo, who won the 2013 Zimbabwe Premier League golden boot was said to have been forcefully sleeping with the young girl since June this year, before she filed a sexual assault report to the police.

One of the witnesses that testified against the former striker revealed that he had been raping the teenage girl since June.

The witness said, “He has been sleeping with the child since June. He is said to have been using protection in all the encounters.”

He is expected to appear in court when the investigations are over.

Ncube, played for local club sides, Highlanders FC star, Railstars FC and Motor Action FC among others.